Do right-wing gun owners actually believe they could defeat the federal government and U.S. military?
April 10th, 2010 by eranio
Would all the assault rifles, handguns and ammo in the world stand up against bombs, bombers, missiles, and millions of soldiers and Marines?
Posted in Military Rifles

April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
No, and we have never claimed to.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Not sure, did the revolutionary founders of this country actually believe they could defeat England with it’s navy and armies?
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Mistah Kottah! Mistah Kottah! Let me answer this one!
They actually think they could save their house from being robbed. They hear the sound from downstairs, they wet the bed, they fiddle with the drawer where the gun is, they try to load the bullets with their trembling fingers, they get ready to get downstairs with it, and then, assuming they haven’t accidentally shot themselves already… well, you can’t outdraw a guy who’s already drawn his gun. They’re already dead. They actually think they can beat this.
They’re deranged.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
let me cut this short.i live with many military people in my family.the support for obama has morale at a all time low. i’ll let you figure out the details.the tree of liberty would get watered.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
No, I don’t. I believe in fighting the good fight from the voting booth… and I don’t even take my gun with me to do that.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Not all gun owners, right wing or otherwise, are extremists. However, the people you describe, and they are out there, are terrorists. They may not be Muslim and they are Americans but they are also terrorists.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
let them have their security blankets!
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Great point.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Did I miss something? When are "right wing gun owners" going to take on the military? Will it be on pay-per-view?
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
History has shown that small bands of armed citizens can indeed, topple a government.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
The U.S. military is comprised of American citizens. I’d be hard-pressed to find a soldier who wouldn’t side w/ his fellow man when the Government has pushed them to the brink. That my friend is no longer representative of the U.S. — an ideal that U.S. soldiers won’t stand to compromise.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
they did in Vietnam ,iraq and Afghanistan..and most of the military will not follow your fuhrers orders to kill whitey
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Put down the Kool Aid and stop spreading lies.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
the secret service that was forced to protect Obama and the military that Obama was bashing on and refused to accept him as comander and cheif and was strikeing against him haa
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
One problem with your assessment. I come from a gun owning family and while I am a loyal and dedicated Soldier I will refuse to obey any order that has me calling in airstrikes on my parents house.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
I don’t believe it will come to actual civil war, but if it did do you honestly believe the military will stand with the Libs? The same people that degrade them every chance they get? The guns and bombs will be on the side of the right. Maybe you should start supporting them if you want their support when the time comes.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
They believe it is a righteous battle and their God is on their side.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
I don’t see Obama ordering military strikes in our own country, and I don’t see our military carrying out any such orders.
If it came to a point where the citizens were taking up arms against our govt, I think our right-wing military would be on the people’s side, not on the side of a dictator. It is our duty as American Citizens to fight our leaders in our plight to uphold the Constitution.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Who says they would be going up against the military? If they become deemed a national threat, why couldn’t it be the government having to hold up against the militias AND most of the military together?
Look at.. which country was it recently? Honduras? In which the leader was forcibly ousted. FYI – the guy had election results data on his computer before the election even took place. It wasn’t a coup at all. It was the country’s military defending the country against a domestic enemy.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Some have delusional fantasies about that probably but I can’t believe the majority really believes that. Gun rights however you want to interpret the second amendment as a way to protect against oppressive government is an outdated idea. In today’s world guns offer no protection from oppressive government
The Gun fetishists position nowadays seems to be "Take My Freedom, Not My Gun"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umK8U_FxPic
It’s a total fallacy.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
It is funny that some republicans call you liar or don’t agree and then call themselves constitutionalists at the same time
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
look into history the revolutionary war, and how texas beat Mexico, or how afgahistan beat the soviets, or how 300 spartans took on the persian army history shows that small number can make a difference
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
In the 1770s people were easier to convince. An uneducated populace is far more dangerous than an educated one. Uneducated persons can more easily be convinced to follow a cause, hence why most revolutions start with the lower class. In this day and age, two shooters in a single situation is a rarity outside of organized crime. If everyone is allowed to carry a gun that could change in a hurry.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
I am in the military, and if it ever comes to a civil war, I fight on the same side as the Constitution. That could put me on the same side as the government, or the same side as those opposing it……it all comes down to which side is fighting to uphold the Constitution.
But you can believe a war like that wouldn’t have nearly as much to do with bombers and missiles as with rifles.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Owning a gun does not mean that you think you can stand any kind of fury that Uncle Sam is going to throw your way! I think that it is more of an adult security blanket than anything. If any type of civil war broke out again, after all the friends and family so many of our soldiers lost in the Oil war (excuse me) The war against terror, If enough of US Americans stood up and let out there inner soldier and just be all that they can be, Our government would have no choice but to HEAR out the people that they say they are desperately trying to protect! Right? Id put my money on the person who agrees that our soldiers are good people, humans putting their lives on the line for a just cause! Very admirable! And just think! Those supreme beings that you obviously think our military are, ARE our friends, family,co-workers, and neighbors! The only people that don’t think about our military troops or having feelings for their pain and/or sacrifices they make every time they are on the battlefield are all of those that are living on massive compounds they call estates where they cant even interact their neighbors or they just say they are too busy to even pop a Christmas card in their neighbors mailbox are the ones to blame for the lack of unity in this country! Yet all of those that fall in this category are ballsy enough to say that they are proud to be Americans! I surely know that if I saw someone suspiciously trying to enter my neighbors home while they are sleeping, I sure ass hell would not just watch! And if this ever happens to you government puppets, then you’d be wishing you had a neighbor like me or the man who is willing to use his gun to save your bureaucratic ass!